Blue & Gold Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 I thought Kellom was a very good RB w/ plenty of speed, ran north-and-south, savored contact & kept his feet driving through contact & was just coming into his own. I hate to see him go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 6 Author Report Share Posted December 6 2 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: So the linemen we offer from other G5's probably were either 1) not getting the playing time they wanted at their current school, or 2) are looking to get paid at a bigger school, right? So that means either 1) these guys are bench players, or 2) we don't have much of a shot at them because we don't have any NIL money to offer. Does that scenario sound about right? The G5 offers are to bench players, with the exception of Burke from FIU. FIU recently fired their coach and I believe coach JRod recruited Burke to FIU. For the FCS offers, Anderson was a starter last year and Davis was a starter the year before. I went back and checked the 2022, 2023, and 2024 recruiting classes to see which MAC schools have been able to recruit OTs out of the portal that went on to become all-conference. There are only two: Desmond Bessent (San Diego State) for Buffalo in 2022 and Carson Heidecker (DII) for Ohio this year. Although, Heidecker spent most of conference play at OG. All-conference interior OL have been easier to come by. Looking at DT, there have also only been two all-conference players to come from the portal from the 2022, 2023, and 2024 recruiting classes. Skyler Gil-Howard (DII) for NIU this year and Ryan Buell (Colorado) last year. Basically, we need to develop all MAC talent at those positions from the HS level. Portal players can be solid and become starters (like Blanchard), but that’s about all we can realistically hope for. P4 schools are having similar types of issues at the same positions. Of course, some of those P4 schools have plenty of NIL $ to help their cause. We’ve now lost 3 potential all-conference players to the portal, or grades, at OT and DT - Landers (2022 class), James (2023 class), and Moore (2023 class). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 Two familiar QB's are in the portal. Would we have any interest? Joe Labas from Brecksville-Broadview Heights. Originally went to Iowa, then to CMU. EJ Warner (Kurt's son). Originally with Temple then to Rice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 8 minutes ago, blueandgold said: Two familiar QB's are in the portal. Would we have any interest? Joe Labas from Brecksville-Broadview Heights. Originally went to Iowa, then to CMU. EJ Warner (Kurt's son). Originally with Temple then to Rice. I'm not a fan of retreads let alone reretreads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 1 hour ago, blueandgold said: Two familiar QB's are in the portal. Would we have any interest? Joe Labas from Brecksville-Broadview Heights. Originally went to Iowa, then to CMU. EJ Warner (Kurt's son). Originally with Temple then to Rice. Unless Finley surprises us all and transfers, I doubt we'll be in the market for a QB via the Portal. Tahj, Roggow, and the incoming freshman are more than capable of holding down the QB room should anything happen to Finley during the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted December 7 Report Share Posted December 7 23 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: So the linemen we offer from other G5's probably were either 1) not getting the playing time they wanted at their current school, or 2) are looking to get paid at a bigger school, right? So that means either 1) these guys are bench players, or 2) we don't have much of a shot at them because we don't have any NIL money to offer. Does that scenario sound about right? Or their coach left and they want a new home or they didn't like that program or school etc. many reasons to transfer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 Offer out to DII OT Patrick Methlie. Hurt in 2024, but was all-conference in 2023. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 Offered OT Nikola Milovac from USF. We recruited him out of high school as well. Played limited snaps at both RG and RT during his time at USF. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Roo Posted December 9 Report Share Posted December 9 40 minutes ago, catdaddyp said: Offered OT Nikola Milovac from USF. We recruited him out of high school as well. Played limited snaps at both RG and RT during his time at USF. Help me understand how a player, who could not get on the field with a program that was not much better than us, will help us have a dominant OL? Are there other issues here? Joe is raising our talent level, no doubt, but his looks mediocre. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted December 9 Report Share Posted December 9 31 minutes ago, 72 Roo said: Help me understand how a player, who could not get on the field with a program that was not much better than us, will help us have a dominant OL? Are there other issues here? Joe is raising our talent level, no doubt, but his looks mediocre. You make a good point. I struggle to understand why a player who didn't play much at a school or two will somehow be a problem solver at Akron, or any school they transfer to. Maybe the Indiana coach has it right. He takes transfers from lower divisions who have enough on video tape playing time in actual games to understand how good they are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam_Hilliard22 Posted December 9 Report Share Posted December 9 We probably don't have a chance but Chip Trayanum coming home to play at Akron would be amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted December 9 Report Share Posted December 9 52 minutes ago, Slam_Hilliard22 said: We probably don't have a chance but Chip Trayanum coming home to play at Akron would be amazing His next school would be his 4th school if he’s in the portal. Think it might be time for him to transfer down from P4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 2 hours ago, 72 Roo said: Help me understand how a player, who could not get on the field with a program that was not much better than us, will help us have a dominant OL? Are there other issues here? Joe is raising our talent level, no doubt, but his looks mediocre. Unfortunately, we aren’t going to land many OTs (if any) from the portal that have consistent production at this level. Those players will go somewhere where they get paid. Since we have no NIL presence, coach JRod has to rely on relationships and guys that possess the physical talent to be developed. So either P4/G5 backups looking for playing time or lower level guys that want to prove themselves at a higher level. Although, many of the proven lower level OTs will be swallowed up by programs with NIL. It’s not a coincidence most of the OTs that have been brought in through the portal have had some sort of injury history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Roo Posted December 9 Report Share Posted December 9 49 minutes ago, catdaddyp said: Unfortunately, we aren’t going to land many OTs (if any) from the portal that have consistent production at this level. Those players will go somewhere where they get paid. Since we have no NIL presence, coach JRod has to rely on relationships and guys that possess the physical talent to be developed. So either P4/G5 backups looking for playing time or lower level guys that want to prove themselves at a higher level. Although, many of the proven lower level OTs will be swallowed up by programs with NIL. It’s not a coincidence most of the OTs that have been brought in through the portal have had some sort of injury history. When I need a realistic assessment I go to you. Thanks for telling it like it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 Back to back years we’ve offered Nick Reimer. Started 4 games at LT for Bowling Green, but only made it through 3 of them and took a redshirt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 Offer to DT Qwyn Williams from DII Ohio Dominican. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 Offer to DB Dwight Lewis of NAIA Marion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 Offer to DB Ed Rhambo of Bowling Green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 Offer to DE Dawan Martin of Youngstown State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 (edited) Offer to DB Alex Mclaughlin of Northern Arizona. Edited December 9 by catdaddyp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 Offer to WR Levi Wentz of Albany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 Offer to DE Lacota Dippre of Charlotte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 Offer to OL Kyrik Mason of Georgia State. Played in two games this season at LT. Was Monmouth’s starting LT in 2023. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 9 Report Share Posted December 9 @catdaddyp are these guys are coaches were familiar with coming out of high school? How are they supposed to have information on all these players entering the portal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 Offer to WR DJ Black of DII Limestone. Former walk-on at South Carolina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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